Obtain Isobuster+sn from http://rapidshare.com/files/8843637/ib.rar.html (pw: flasha)
Install Isobuster and use serial number supplied when asked. After running first time exit Isobuster.
01. Make sure underside of faulty CD is as clean as possible and insert into CD drive.
Wait for drive light to go out.
02. Open Isobuster and if you have more than one CD drive select drive.
You should see some folders/files picked-up. Wait for the drive light to go out. Be patient it can take quite a number of minutes if there are a lot of files. There is a Refresh button if needed but it will incur a time loss.
03. In the LH window right click once on CD icon and click on “Find missing files and folders”.
04. Click Yes in window that appears. Click OK in next window that appears. Extract file in folder of your choice. If the file already exists then overwrite it.
05. If the next window is “Incomplete image file” then click OK. Two files are produced cd.ibp & cd.ibq.
06. You should now see more folders/files in Isobuster.
07. Click on the black icon having UDF in green letters. You should be able to see some folders/files which contain your missng data.
08. Right click on this UDF icon and click “Extract PacketCDxx” (or Session x). Save in a folder of your choice.
09. Also look in the last folder having a black icon having UDF in yellow letters.
If there are files then right click on this UDF icon and click “Extract PacketCDxx”.
Save in a folder of your choice. The total number of files in each folder is shown on the Status bar at the bottom
10. To avoid getting confused I found it better to exit Isobuster after completing a CD and then re-opening Isobuster for the next one.
11. The first folder saved with green UDF icon should have the best files, if the number of files in the folder saved using the yellow UDF icon is higher then copy over the extra files into the first folder.
You have to remember that if the top of the cd/dvd is scratched—the side with the label—then you’re screwed. period.
Hold the disc up in front of a lightbulb or sunlight. if you can see any specs of light comming through, you’re screwed.
The bottom of the cd/dvd is actually very tough. all the data is actually written on the underside of the disc’s label. the bottom of the disc is layer upon layer of clearcoating, and it is very thick.
There is one scratch removal machine that can bring back pretty much any disc, as long as the label side is not scratched. its called the “moterized automax”. you can see it here….
http://www.smarthome.com/90011.html
here is some other helpful info…
http://skippydisc.com/pgs/Process.php?P=How
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